Earth Day 2013

For Earth Day we discussed what we could do to help our Earth. We discussed the process of recycling, using less energy, helping to pick up trash and many more. Typically, I do a lot of teaching outside on Earth Day and we go around wearing our gloves to pick up our school grounds. Unfortunately, our school grounds have a blanket of snow on them, so we will have to help pick up our Earth once Spring really arrives! Which I hope is soon! Luckily it was a sunny day so for most of the day, so we had our lights off and we even went Smart Board free for the day to conserve energy! We also made sure that all our scrap papers made it into the recycling bin. We know what we did was small, but each little thing makes such a difference. Tonight for homework, each child was to go home and talk with their family about one way they could help save the Earth - big or little! Tomorrow morning we will share what we did for the remainder of Earth Day with our class during our morning meeting sharing time! Can't wait to hear all the wonderful ideas that each family came up with! :)